Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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clean bill

See BILL (s).

clean bill of lading

See BILL OF LADING.

clean bill of lading.

1. A bill of lading containing no clause or notation qualifyingthe bill's terms. 2. Maritime law. A bill of lading that, by not providing for storage of goods on a ship's deck, implies that the goods are to be stowed belowdecks.

clean bill.

A bill that has been changed so much by a legislative committee that it is better to introduce a new bill (a "clean" one) than to explain the changes made.